An analysis of opinions of House Bill 1706 as perceived by certain selected school-related groups.

Abstract

An analysis of findings indicated support for the concepts of House Bill 1706 yet differences of opinion regarding specific components of these concepts. Based upon the findings of the study, recommendations were made concerning the four concepts addressed in this study.

Hypothesis 1 was tested by utilizing the analysis of variance technique, and hypotheses 2, 3, 4, and 5 were tested using chi-square. Significance for either accepting or rejecting each hypothesis was set at the .05 level. All of the hypotheses were rejected, therefore there was a significant difference among the responses of the four groups relative to the concepts presented in House Bill 1706.

To test the null hypotheses, a four-part opinionnaire composed of Likert-type scales was developed. The opinionnaire was administered to a random sample of each population group. Analyses were made from a 73 percent opinionnaire return.

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not there was a difference of opinion among public school teachers, public school administrators, members of local boards of education, and college of education personnel concerning the four major concepts set forth in House Bill 1706 which was adopted by the 1980 Legislature of Oklahoma. The concepts of House Bill 1706, which were addressed in this study, were strengthening undergraduate programs in the colleges of education, entry-year assistance programs, teacher certification testing, and staff development.